For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 790 students in Canton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Canton School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
6 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
3,228 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
239 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Canton School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#98 out of 395 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
49%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.67
# American Indian Students
3 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
358 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
11%
7%
# Hispanic Students
219 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
26%
# Black Students
366 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
11%
12%
# White Students
2,058 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
64%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
215 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
79
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
240
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
251
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
242
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
235
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
235
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
253
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
258
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
248
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
284
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
221
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
216
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
211
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
255
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
-
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,626 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,088 is less than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$76 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$75 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,626
$23,971
Spending / Student
$23,088
$24,732
Best Canton School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wm H Galvin Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
55 Pecunit Street
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 821-5070
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 821-5070
Grades: 6-8
| 790 students
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